Two Listugujawaq Captains take the wheel

The Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government and the Fisheries Sector are extremely happy and proud to announce that after many years of dedication and hard work in the fisheries area, two Listugujuwaq will be named as captains of one of its large vessels, the Ugjit Sma'gnisg. The Ugjit Sma'gnisg is a 64'11' steel vessel with a capacity approximately 45,000 per trip for crab and approximately 70,000 pounds of shrimp. The vessel will be allocated sufficient quota to fish from mid-April until September. The two Listuguj captains will be onboard with an all Mi'gmaq crew.

Listuguj is beginning its 13th season of fishing commercially various species such as: snow crab, shrimp, lobster, rock crab and ground fish. During the past years, many Listugujuwag have participated in training geared at facilitating the entry into the fishing. In addition to basic deckhand duties, many of our fishers have pursue their captain's license and have followed mentorship training.

The Ugjit Sma'gnisg vessel is the second vessel to under go transformation to a multi-functional. Three years, its' sister vessel, the Mi'gwitetm 81, was transformed and has been successfully fishing the two species. This puts Listuguj in a position to fish the majority of its quotas with own vessels, thereby creating more employment and added revenue to the Listuguj.